1 Samuel 5:6

God's Word

The Lord dealt harshly with the people of Ashdod. He destroyed them by striking the people in the vicinity of Ashdod with tumors.

Cross References

Genesis 41:31

People won’t remember that there once was plenty of food in the land, because the coming famine will be so severe.

Job 31:3

Aren’t there catastrophes for wicked people and disasters for those who do wrong?

Psalm 145:20

The Lord protects everyone who loves him, but he will destroy all wicked people.

Psalm 147:6

The Lord gives relief to those who are oppressed. He brings wicked people down to the ground.

Psalm 32:4

Day and night your hand laid heavily on me. My strength shriveled in the summer heat. Selah

Psalm 78:66

He struck his enemies from behind and disgraced them forever.

Exodus 9:3

the Lord will bring a terrible plague on your livestock, including your horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep, and goats.

Acts 13:11

The Lord is against you now. For a while you will be blind, unable to see the light of day.” Suddenly, Elymas couldn’t see a thing. He tried to find people to lead him.

Deuteronomy 28:27

The Lord will strike you with the same boils that plagued the Egyptians. He will strike you with hemorrhoids, sores, and itching that won’t go away.

1 Samuel 5:11

They called together all the Philistine rulers. “Send the ark of the God of Israel away,” they said. “Let it go back to its own place so that it won’t kill us or our people.” There was a fear of death throughout the city, where God dealt ⌞with them⌟ very harshly.

1 Samuel 5:7

When the people of Ashdod realized what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay with us, because their God is dealing harshly with us and our god Dagon.”

1 Samuel 5:9

But after they had moved it, the Lord threw the city into a great panic: He struck all the important and unimportant people in the city, and they were covered with tumors.